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Matric pass rate decreases after tough 2020 academic year

Tuesday, 23 February 2021 - By MIE

Writing matric exams is challenging for most students as it is the culmination of their secondary education journey. However, writing these exams during the global COVID-19 pandemic, after a year of adapting to numerous pressures during the academic year, was an even tougher challenge for the matric class of 2020.

Talent management remains business-critical

Wednesday, 19 August 2020 - By MIE

South Africa is well into the fifth month of the national lockdown measures implemented to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). With a higher acceptance of the realities of our new normal, businesses are actively working on their recovery strategies – and recognising that talent management remains a key component to this. Not only will the right talent, in the right positions, with the right support be critical to business recovery, but bringing the best possible graduate talent ‘into the fold’ enables longer-term success.